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Triplet
Exercises
Having learned a scale using exercises with 4/4 timing, additional benefit can be gotten from doing triplet
exercises. In a triplet exercise, each note in the scale is an eighth note
triplet. Devising exercises that makes rhythmic sense is important. One can
experiment to find scale sequences that “feel right”. For Open Position
exercises, using an exercise that consists of 19 notes is suggested: Triplet Scale in G - from
the root on the sixth string, starting upward: 1
2 3 4 5
6 7
1 2 3
4 5
4 3
2 1 7
6 5
4 3 2
1
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------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------0-------------------------------------------- ----------------------0--2-----2--0-------------------------------------- -------------0--2--4-----------------4--2--0----------------------------- -------0--1-----------------------------------1--0----------------------- -0--2-----------------------------------------------2--0----------------- For 2 Octave exercises, it
makes sense to play two octaves in one direction and one in the opposite.
There are four versions of this exercise, as is illustrated below for the
key of G. 2 Octave Triplet Scale in G
- from the root on the sixth string, starting upward: 1
2 3 4 5
6 7
1 2 3
4 5
6 7 1
7 6
5 4
3 2 1
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----------------------------------0-----4--5--4-----0-------------------- ----------------------------0--1-----5-----------5-----1--0-------------- ----------------------0--2-----------------------------------2--0-------- -------------0--2--4----------------------------------------------------- -------0--1-------------------------------------------------------------- -0--2-------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Octave Triplet Scale in G
- from the root on the first string, starting downward: 1
7 6 5 4
3 2
1 7 6
5 4
3 2
1 2 3
4 5
6 7 1
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-5--4-----0-------------------------------------------------------------- -------5-----1--0-------------------------------------------------------- -------------------2--0-----------------------------------------0-------- -------------------------4--2--0-----------------------0--2--4----------- ----------------------------------1--0-----------0--1-------------------- ----------------------------------------2--0--2-------------------------- 2 Octave Triplet Scale in G
- from the root on the third string, starting upward: 1
2 3 4 5
6 7
1 7 6
5 4
3 2
1 7 6
5 4
3 2 1
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-------------0-----4--5--4-----0----------------------------------------- -------0--1-----5-----------5-----1--0----------------------------------- -0--2-----------------------------------2--0----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------4--2--0-------------------- -------------------------------------------------------1--0-------------- -------------------------------------------------------------2--0-------- 2 Octave Triplet Scale in G
- from the root on the third string, starting downward: 1
7 6 5 4
3 2
1 2 3
4 5
6 7
1 2 3
4 5
6 7 1
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-------------------------------------------------------0-----4--5-------- -------------------------------------------------0--1-----5-------------- -0-----------------------------------------0--2-------------------------- ----4--2--0-----------------------0--2--4-------------------------------- -------------1--0-----------0--1----------------------------------------- -------------------2--0--2----------------------------------------------- Using triplet timing for melodic exercises is also a beneficial practice technique. |
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